Much of the discussion in the German press focused on the police, and whether they could have done a better job to quell protests. The Frankfurter Allgemeine reported that President Frank-Walter Steinmeier admitted flaws in the security arrangements and demanded "stricter measures for vandals." It also published an editorial, titled "No flop," that argued the summit wasn't a complete failure. The Süddeutsche Zeitung led with a statement from under-fire Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz, who argued the "police did everything right," but the left-leaning newspaper added: "Hundreds injured, burning cars, barricades and lootings: 21,000 police officers cannot stop violence at G20. Hamburg’s mayor justifies security concept anyway." Right-leaning die Welt also focused on the protests. "Chocolate for the police," its headline read. "People in Hamburg thank police."

U.K.

Facing a mutiny within the Tory ranks, British Prime Minister Theresa May will reach across the aisle to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for help with social and economic policy. That seemed to be the message across the British press on Monday, as it anticipates a major speech meant to relaunch May's beleaguered tenure.

The conservative Telegraph led with "May's cry for help to Corbyn," and the Guardian, "May appeals to Labour for policy ideas." The Times and the Financial Times also led with May's attempt to court Labour. The i led with: "PM's plea: Help me get Brexit right." The Daily Mail, seen as partial to the prime minister, ignored the story, focusing instead on the plight of Charlie Gard, a terminally ill infant. The Sun also focused on Gard, but with an inset that read, "PM begs Jez [Corbyn] to help Brex."

France

A debate on President Emmanuel Macron's labor reform package, a signature campaign promise, begins in parliament today. The left-leaning Libération led with the headline, "Baptism by fire," with a picture of the reform bill being sawed in half. The caption read: "The law permitting the government to modify the labor law by decree is discussed from Monday at the assembly," calling it an "an expeditious procedure for a worrisome reform." Le Figaro led with the defeat of the Islamic State in Mosul.

Spain

More on Catalonia's quest to hold an independence referendum on October 1. El País wrote that the Spanish government will wait until the region's referendum law is formally passed before it appeals to the Constitutional Court. The report said Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government, which is opposed to the referendum even taking place, will use Catalonia's own statute of autonomy and the rulings of the Venice Commission, a legal advisory body to the Council of Europe, as fodder for the appeal. Meanwhile, there appear to be cracks on the Catalan front itself. Catalonia-based La Vanguardia reported that Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau didn't recognize the legitimacy of the planned referendum given the "ambiguity" surrounding it, and will neither campaign nor call for people to participate in it yet.